Whananaki bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 NZST
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Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
20.1° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today?

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 12PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (23 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (23 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.5
E
7
2
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.6
E
7
1.8
E
7
2
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.5
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.2
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
144
163
125
77
64
49
74
212
399
366
327
243
321
385
347
263
222
170
144
104
69
52
43
33
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
SE
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
E
20
NE
10
NNE
5
ESE
20
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
11:47AM1.94m
00:26AM2.05m
12:48PM1.84m
1:28AM1.98m
1:54PM1.78m
Low Tide
5:46AM0.26m
6:04PM0.17m
6:46AM0.33m
7:05PM0.26m
7:50AM0.38m
8:08PM0.34m
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
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6:52
6:52
6:54
6:54
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5:47
5:46
5:45
5:44
1
1
5
4
3
4
2
2
1
1
2
3
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
15
15
14
14
13
13
12
14
16
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
10
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
11
9
11
14
14
14
15
16
13
13
13
13
14
13
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.3
NE
8
1.1
ESE
7
1.6
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.5
E
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
SE
11
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
SE
10
1
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
5
Energy kJ
57
56
34
50
50
49
9
128
254
287
211
2
2
2
5
2
2
2
2
4
69
52
43
33
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.1
N
10
0.3
NE
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
SE
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
7
3
10
10
10
9
2
8
2
2
2
2
2
5
2
2
3
2
5
2
8
6
8
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
8
0.2
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
E
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
16
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
2
3
3
1
1
2
1
2
1
4
4
4
6
6
2
3
2
2
5
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.5
E
7
2
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.6
E
7
1.8
E
7
2
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.5
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.2
E
6
Energy kJ
144
163
125
77
64
47
74
212
399
366
327
243
321
385
347
263
222
170
144
104
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
61
57
57
109
59
22
14
3
22
60
14
7
14
60
0
0
60
60
59
59
109
59
12
12
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
6
4
4
5
4
3
3
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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